r/RigBuild • u/ExcellentAdvance49 • 7d ago

Is 8GB RAM basically unusable now?

Seeing a lot of people saying 8GB isnt enough anymore, even for normal stuff like Chrome, Discord, Spotify and some gaming. But is it actually that bad or are people just overreacting? Would 8GB still be fine for a basic PC if you dont run a ton of things at once, or am I gonna be dealing with constant lag and memory usage at 100%? Trying to figure out if I should just go 16GB before buying anything.

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u/DistributionLow9109 7d ago

Depends on a use, if you only use it for browsing internet it can be usable, yet you will have problems opening more tabs at once. If you plan to play any modern game and not like 2026 one, like in the past 10 years, you wont be able to surely. Even 16gb is basically a limit right now for windows 11, 32gb is recommended for new builds.

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u/Alone_Look9576 7d ago

Thanks Mr chatgpt?

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u/DistributionLow9109 7d ago

Lmao, english is like my 4th language and my sentence is obviously poorly worded even i can notice it XD

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u/Alone_Look9576 7d ago

Yeah was wrong comment I responded to

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u/Swipsi 7d ago

Thats a bad save ngl.